These Are The Most Romantic TV Episodes Ever

Valentine’s Day is fun and all, but let’s be real, it’s also pretty stressful. Any restaurant worth going to for a big date will be packed. The holiday comes with extreme expectations. And, it’s scientifically crafted to make single people — including the ones happiest when riding solo — panic about their relationship status.

Not cool, Valentine’s Day, not cool. So, why don’t we all agree to skip the fancy dinner and pledge to just stay in instead? After all, there are so many good shows to watch.

To help make this decision easier, we picked out the most romantic, Valentine’s Day-friendly television episodes available to stream right now. Keep reading to see which ones made the cut. We promise each and everyone will make you love love more than you ever thought possible.

“Pick me. Choose me. Love me.” No six words on television have ever been more heart-wrenchingly romantic than the crescendo of Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) iconic, big speech to McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey).

While fans know Meredith and Derek Shepherd would go on to weather countless romantic storms, we can all agree McDreamy did love our leading lady.

In a similar vein to Grey’s, TEOTFW also has its own iconically perfect line: “I didn’t come back for the money,” which is said by heroine Alyssa (Jessica Barden).

So, what did Alyssa come back for? James (Alex Lawther), whom she abandons in a restaurant hours earlier. Now that the teens have officially chosen each other, as opposed to ending up together due to a series of bloody, bizarre circumstances, their love story can truly begin.

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New Girl, “Five Stars for Beezus”Season 6, episode 22

After seasons of Nick Miller (Jake Johnson) and Jessica Day’s (Zooey Deschanel) on-again, off-again relationship, New Girl finally gives them an official, romantic resolution in its almost series finale, “Beezus.”

The entire thing is so emotional I can’t hear Lorde’s “Green Light,” which backs the closing scene, without thinking of Jess and Nick’s episode-ending kiss.

Look, there are a lot of big romantic The Office scenes, but the moment Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) takes a mental photo of her wedding with the internet’s original boyfriend, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), will always have a huge place in my heart.

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Jane The Virgin, “Chapter Forty-Four”Season 2, episode 22

Speaking of impossibly romantic weddings, Jane Viilanueva (Gina Rodriguez) and Michael Cordero (Brett Dier) had the greatest TV wedding of all time — of all time! Michael’s vows will never not bring a tear (or 205) to my eye. He memorized his vows in Spanish for her.

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This Is Us, “I Call Marriage”

Season 1, episode 14

We all know This Is Us is filled with romantic moments since Big Gestures are kind of Jack Pearson’s (Milo Ventimiglia) Thing. But, the best of Jack’s big gestures will always be the time he took Rebecca (Mandy Moore) back to their first apartment to get the spark back in their marriage.

The twinkle lights alone.

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Parks and Recreation, “Halloween Surprise”

Season 5, episode 5

Proposals are intrinsically romantic — that’s why there’s more than a few on this list — but, boy, does Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) knock his down-on-one-knee moment out of the park. I love Ben’s proposal to Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), and I like it.

After years of waiting for Stiles Stilinski (Dylan O'Brien) and Lydia Martin (Holland Roden) to officially get together (and admit they’re both in love), fans received that exact gift in the duo’s big “Storm” reunion… along with a fantastic kiss.